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Ericsson and Telefónica Sign New Latin American Deal

Ericsson, the well-known Swedish telecommunications company, announced today that it has signed a new business consulting and systems integration agreement with Telefónica, one of the largest mobile operators in the world, allowing the carrier to enhance the control over its revenue streams. According to the agre...

24 July 2008
10:30 GMT

Ericsson and 3 Can Provide 5.8 Mbps HSPA Upload Speeds in Italy

Ericsson and 3 Italia (Italy's 3) recently announced they have established a cutting-edge 3.5G HSPA commercial network that allows data transfer speeds of up to 5.8 Mbps in uplink. This achievement is an important step towards the deployment of an HSPA Evolution network. With uplink transfer speeds of 5.8 Mbps, ...

17 July 2008
12:05 GMT

Ericsson Brings Formula One to Spanish Mobile TV Users

Ericsson, together with Telecinco and Boomerang TV, announced the availability of Formula One live content for all the Spanish mobile TV users. From now on, Formula One (F1) fans in Spain will be able to view the races of this season on their mobile phones, thanks to Ericsson and HyC, the Spanish company that Ericss...

15 July 2008
12:21 GMT

The First "Solar Network" Deployed by Ericsson in South America

Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications giant company, announced today that it would deploy what we can call a "solar network" for Digicel, a leading Caribbean mobile operator, in Suriname.Ericsson will provide a solar-powered site solution for Suriname's remote areas that have limited access to electricity. Th...

2 July 2008
05:57 GMT

Telstra Enhances Its Next G Network

Telstra, Australia's leading mobile carrier, together with Ericsson, have announced a new feature for the Next G Australian network, namely the so-called 3G Direct Tunnel. This 3G Direct Tunnel will allow Telstra's network to function at an increased capacity and, therefore, to support the continuously grow...

11 June 2008
11:02 GMT

Ericsson Improves Era's Network in Poland

Ericsson announced today that it has signed a deal with PTC (Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa), according to which it will provide its Mobile Softswitch Solution to the Polish mobile operator, in order to increase its network's capacity, coverage and overall performance. PTC offers mobile services in Poland under t...

9 June 2008
10:53 GMT

Meteor Expands Its 3G Network

While in India Ericsson is helping disadvantaged people, back in Europe, the Swedish telecommunications giant is taking care of more technical things. The company has announced a new deal with the Irish mobile operator Meteor, according to which it will be the exclusive supplier of the carrier's future nationwid...

5 June 2008
13:17 GMT

Ericsson Launches Mobile Health Services in India

Ericsson has just announced that it will soon provide mobile health services across India, as a result of the collaboration with ATNF (the Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation), which is a member of Apollo Hospitals Group. Grouped under the term of telemedicine, the future mobile health services will allow mi...

5 June 2008
11:44 GMT

Ericsson and T-Mobile Netherlands Step over Orange

Ericsson announced today it has signed a new agreement with T-Mobile Netherlands according to which, the Swedish giant company will mange the Dutch carrier's network, consolidating its leading position on the Netherlands's telecoms market. The partnership is actually a continuation of already existing agre...

27 May 2008
11:46 GMT

Ericsson Deploying New Mobile Network in Honduras

Ericsson announced that it has signed a deal with Digicel Group in order to build a brand new GSM/EDGE network in Honduras. This comes after other successful collaborations between the two companies, which led to the deployment of mobile networks in the Caribbean area, as well as in El Salvador, the south-west neigh...

21 May 2008
02:46 GMT

Ericsson Brings Faster 3G Speeds to Singapore

Ericsson signed today an agreement with SingTel, Singapore's largest mobile operator, according to which, the Swedish company will enhance the carrier's GSM, WCDMA and HSPA networks. After Ericsson upgrades SingTel's network, the carrier will be able to provide higher data transfer speeds as well as an...

16 May 2008
06:56 GMT

Dell Joins Ericsson in 3.5G Boradband Notebook Quest

Dell and Ericsson have jointly announced their collaboration on the mobile market, aimed at bringing 3.5G connectivity to the notebook users. As part of the new deal, Ericsson will manufacture HSPA mobile broadband modules, while Dell will implement the Ericsson technology in its upcoming notebook models. HSPA connec...

14 May 2008
06:18 GMT

Ericsson Improves Telkomsel's Network

Telkomsel Indonesia has chosen Ericsson to improve its nationwide network by deploying its MSS (Mobile Softswitch Solution) in order to increase the network's performance, coverage and capacity. The Mobile Softswitch Solution of the Swedish company will offer a core network platform for both of Telkomsel's...

13 May 2008
12:15 GMT

Ericsson Brings 3G Speeds to TIM Brasil's Network

Ericsson and TIM Brasil announced they have reached an agreement according to which the Swedish company will provide a new WCDMA / HSPA network for the South American mobile operator, in order to allow the deploying of high-speed broadband across eight Brazilian states. The states that will benefit from the agreemen...

17 April 2008
08:39 GMT

Ericsson Expands China Mobile's And China Unicom's Networks

Ericsson unveiled today that it has signed two "GSM expansion framework agreements" with China Mobile and China Unicom, the giant Chinese mobile operators. The agreements were announced during a ceremony in Beijing, attended by Wen Jiabao, China's Premier, and Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden's Prime Minister. The...

14 April 2008
10:25 GMT

Ericsson's New LTE Mobile Platform: 50Mbps Upload Speeds

Ericsson recently unveiled a glimpse of what the future of mobile Internet will bring, announcing its new M700 mobile platform, capable of LTE (Long Term Evolution) data transfer speeds. Ericsson says this is "the world's first commercially available LTE-capable platform", and we have no choice than to believe i...

7 April 2008
17:06 GMT

Ericsson to Demonstrate HSPA Evolution Technology at CTIA Wireless 2008

Ericsson announced that it will conduct the world's first demonstration of HSPA Evolution technology at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas from April 1 to 3. The technology provides data transfer speeds of up to 42 Mbps in the downlink and 12 Mbps in the uplink."Achieving speeds of up to 42 Mbps is a major industry...

27 March 2008
10:36 GMT

Napster Now Available on O2

In a move that will surely make lots of O2 UK subscribers happy, Ericsson and Napster today unveiled the availability of Napster Mobile for the largest UK mobile carrier. From now on, the British subscribers of O2 can access Napster's huge catalog that contains more than 5 million tracks, and search, preview and...

14 March 2008
07:48 GMT

Ericsson to deploy WCDMA/HSPA Network to Russia's VimpelCom

Ericsson and VimpelCom, a leading Russian telecommunications operator, announced today they have signed an agreement for the supply and implementation of a WCDMA/HSPA network as well as associated services. The new network will cover seven out of nine macro regions in Russia, including Moscow, Volga, the Urals, Siber...

20 February 2008
14:24 GMT

Ericsson Unveils Impressive Mobile Platform

Ericsson just announced the future availability of its new, groundbreaking U500 mobile platform, a next generation architecture that brings a triple processor solution and an avant-garde multimedia subsystem in order to provide excellent multitasking capabilities and cutting-edge multimedia functionality. The U500 pl...

7 February 2008
05:22 GMT

Ericsson, Napster and Entel PCS Bring Napster Mobile to Latin America

Ericsson and Napster have signed an agreement with Entel PCS, a leading Chilean mobile operator, in order to launch the first Napster Mobile service in Latin America. Following the agreement, Ericsson will have complete responsibility for management of the day-to-day operations, systems integration and development of...

4 February 2008
10:59 GMT

CES 2008: Low-end Sony Ericsson W350 Flip Phone Announced

Sony Ericsson just announced the launch of the W350, a low-end Walkman phone that targets those SE fans with low budget. This seems to be the first Sony Ericsson flip phone that allows users to control music with only a touch of their fingertips. This latest addition to the Walkman phone family can be used with the n...

7 January 2008
04:32 GMT

Sony Ericsson's P1i and the Chinese Ripoff

It looks like Chinese handset manufacturers can't let it go and continue to copy - paste some of the most successful mobile phones on the market. The highly acclaimed Sony Ericsson P1i has been turned by the Chinese manufacturer into the new Gold Star P1i. If we put both devices side by side, one can see many re...

4 January 2008
05:00 GMT

Ericsson to Supply 3G/HSPA Network to Claro in Brazil

Ericsson announced it has been selected by Claro, a company in the América Móvil Group, to implement a commercial network based on 3G/HSDPA technology in the metropolitan regions of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. Under the agreement Ericsson will be responsible for the 3G radio, transmission and core n...

18 December 2007
09:03 GMT

Sony Ericsson and Its Screen Wipers

Technology spawns lots of ideas. Some of them are nice and some are ingenious, others are funny and crazy, while others are mad. One of the latest "fabrication" for mobile phones is Sony Ericsson's screen wipers.Yes, you've read well... Screen wipers. They will not be some specimen wipers to pimp your car ...

17 December 2007
09:52 GMT

Sony Ericsson Z660i - Ghost in a Shell

It's not like Sony Ericsson hasn't had any slim clamshell phones until now. And it's not like they haven't looked good or functioned properly... But it is the first time that Sony Ericsson would launch a clamshell, on the market, that would probably have under 15 mm thickness.Of course, for the t...

17 December 2007
04:22 GMT

Vodafone Germany Is the First Operator to Implement Ericsson's Power Saving Solution

Vodafone Germany is the first mobile operator to implement Ericsson's new Base Transceiver Station Power Savings feature, which significantly reduces energy consumption in mobile networks, making an important contribution to cutting carbon-dioxide emissions. Vodafone Germany will install the energy-saving softwa...

14 December 2007
10:34 GMT

Ericsson to Deploy 3G Network in Russia

Ericsson announced it has signed an agreement to deploy a 3G/HSPA network for MTS (Mobile TeleSystems OJSV), the largest mobile operator in Russia with more than 83 million subscribers. The new network will enable MTS to offer its subscribers high-speed wireless Internet access, as well as advanced multimedia service...

5 December 2007
08:58 GMT

Ericsson Signs Contract with T-Mobile UK

Ericsson announced it has signed a five-year contract with T-Mobile UK, part of Deutsche Telekom, to modernize the T-Mobile UK network and also provide managed services to the mobile operator. The strategic agreement includes modernization of T-Mobile's infrastructure, field operations and multi-vendor spare par...

3 December 2007
10:00 GMT

Ericsson, Over Its Head in Lawsuits

The list of class action suits for Ericsson started at the beginning of this month and now problems have been piling up for the company. The Swedish telecoms equipment maker now has to face four lawsuits filed against it.All the four lawsuits come from US companies that disapproved with the telecom giant's actio...

22 November 2007
08:42 GMT

Ericsson Brings Solar-driven Macro Base Station

Ericsson will bring a solar-driven and energy-efficient main-remote GSM base station deployed in conjunction with leading Indonesian operator PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel). This makes an innovative and resource-saving solution coming from the telecom company.The base station will bring macro coverage in the u...

21 November 2007
05:42 GMT

Ericsson Brings Local Switching in GSM Radio Base Stations to Cut Transmission Costs

Ericsson just announced it will introduce a new local call-switching feature for its GSM base station portfolio, in order to diminish transmission costs for network operators and help network deployments expand across rural and remote zones. The announced feature, Abis Local Connectivity, is presented at the Mobi...

13 November 2007
08:00 GMT

Ericsson Powers World's Largest Casino

The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel will be using Ericsson's in-building solutions to make itself a top reliable network. This is the largest single structure hotel in Asia and the second largest building in the world, which makes this partnership one with high stakes.The hotel will host the Mobile Asia Congress bet...

12 November 2007
08:49 GMT

Ericsson Becomes WCDMA/HSPA Network Supplier for Pelephone

Ericsson has just closed a deal with Israeli operator, Pelephone, to make the move to a new WCDMA/HSPA network from an existing CDMA network. This new technology should include the most evolved solutions resulting from Ericsson's long time experience in telecom networks.Pelephone currently holds more than 2.5 mi...

9 November 2007
08:58 GMT

World's First 900MHz WCDMA Network from Nokia Siemens Networks and Ericsson

Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and Elisa will launch the world's first commercial WCDMA network in the 900 MHz frequency band. This will make it possible to extend the 3G coverage in a cost-efficient manner.Elisa's new network is based on the WCDMA Frequency Refarming Solution from Nokia Siemens Networks....

8 November 2007
06:00 GMT

Unified Communications from Ericsson and HP

Ericsson announced it will integrate its unified communications software with HP's BladeSystem platform in order to allow enterprises integrate their data and voice systems and provide access to business communications applications on any device, anytime and anywhere. There is a long-standing cooperation betw...

6 November 2007
10:34 GMT

Record-Breaking Network Modernization from Ericsson

Ericsson just completed T-Mobile Germany network modernization in record time. Whether it was intended, or things just ran better than planned, it's admirable just the same. T-Mobile has a new EDGE-compliant GSM radio network in record time.No wonder that Ericsson managed to finish the job earlier. The company h...

2 November 2007
11:09 GMT

Ericsson Brings 2G/3G Network for Antel

One more deal was landed by Ericsson with a leading telecom operator that will surely turn into big profits in no time. This time, the company will supply a sual 2G/3G network modernization program for Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL).With every newly signed contract, Ericsson moves one more step...

1 November 2007
09:49 GMT

Ericsson and AT&T in a New Deal for Hosted Pre-paid Services

Ericsson announced it has signed a contract with AT&T for a new hosting agreement that will provide real-time charging services for GoPhone, AT&T's well-known wireless pre-paid service, in the US and Puerto Rico. The GoPhone service has been hosted for the past years on Ericsson's convergent real-time cha...

29 October 2007
10:11 GMT

Ericsson Launches HSPA Solution for the 2.6 GHz Frequency Band

Ericsson announced the launch of infrastructure and device platforms for WCDMA/HSPA in the 2.6 GHz frequency band, to support the growth of mobile broadband worldwide. Ericsson's solution is immediately available to operators planning to offer mobile broadband services in the 2.6 GHz frequency band. The initiati...

8 October 2007
09:04 GMT

New WCDMA/HSPA Contract for Ericsson

This time, Ericsson has been selected to bring its WCDMA/HSPA network to Bhutan Telecom (BTL), a government-owned corporation operating in all telecom domains. This includes latest services for fixed-line, broadband, GSM, ISP and ILD.As part of the agreement, Ericsson will supply an HSPA-enabled network, including WC...

3 October 2007
11:49 GMT

Ericsson Awarded for Best Managed Services Platform

Ericsson's performances have just been acknowledged through the Mobile Entertainment 2007 Award for Best Managed Services Platform. The company has been especially appreciated for the worldwide deployment of Napster Mobile and some other successes too.The award is offered both to companies that develop entertain...

19 September 2007
11:30 GMT

Sony Ericsson K550i Review

Once upon a time, there was a Cyber-shot ... and then suddenly there were more. Following the huge success of its K790 and K800 Cyber-shot handsets, Sony Ericsson decided to spread its series to a broader audience. Focusing mainly on its two well-known series (Walkman and Cyber-shot) forced Sony-Ericsson to launch on...

17 September 2007
06:09 GMT

Ericsson Announces New HSPA Mobile Platform

Ericsson announced the availability of the U335, a WCDMA mobile platform which is expected to open the way for the introduction of mass-market HSPA multimedia devices capable of high uplink and downlink data speeds suitable for data intensive services such as mobile TV, mobile video blogging. The Ericsson U335 is th...

13 September 2007
09:48 GMT

Ericsson and Endemol to Bring Interactive TV

Ericsson and Endemol have partnered in order to work on interactive TV and user-generated content. They will use as a starting point Ericsson's "Me-On-TV" solution, for bringing this service on a large number of handsets."Me-On-TV" is supposed to make it possible for handset users to upload, publish and share li...

7 September 2007
06:40 GMT

Ericsson and Warid Telecom Reinforce Their Collaboration

Ericsson and Warid Telecommunications Limited, one of the dominant mobile operators in Pakistan and and Bangladesh, announced the singing of a three-year managed services agreement. The agreement represents Ericsson's first multi-vendor deal in Pakistan and will strengthen the existing cooperation between the Sw...

14 August 2007
08:48 GMT

Ericsson to Supply WCDMA/HSPA Network Equipment to Elisa in Finland

Ericsson announced it has been selected by Elisa, the largest wireless operator in Finland, to supply the mobile carrier with WCDMA/HSPA network equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson will supply a number of radio base stations that will nearly double the coverage and capacity of Elisa's existing ...

13 August 2007
09:02 GMT

Ericsson Brings New Research and Development Facility in British Midlands

Ericsson has just partnered with the British Midlands Development Corporation in order to open a new research and development facility in British Midlands. This comes as one more step forward made by the Swedish company towards expanding their service area and bringing their solutions on a new market.As part of the n...

13 August 2007
04:15 GMT

Ericsson Brings WCDMA/HSPA to Hungary

Ericsson have just expanded their market share with the signing of a new contract. They will be providing WCDMA/HSPA network solutions in Hungary too from now on; this is just another country on their list of many customers for the telecom services that they provide.Ericsson has just partnered with Pannon, Hungary�...

9 August 2007
11:01 GMT

Ericsson Receives New Expansion Contract

Ericsson have just managed to land themselves a new deal for providing their services and solutions on a new market from now on. Indonesia will have to benefit too from their evolved telecom solutions for the GSM/GPRS and WCDMA/HSPA network in the country.Ericsson has just closed a three-and-a-half-year frame agreeme...

6 August 2007
08:17 GMT




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